Gambler in Southern California hits $1.5 million jackpot on $30 wager

Josh DuBose

July 17, 2024 at 8:32 PM·1 min read

One lucky gambler might have had the best Independence Day ever after placing a $30 bet and winning more than $1.5 million at a Southern California casino.

The winner, identified only as a “senior Riverside resident,” placed a $25 bet plus a $5 progressive wager on Fortune Pai Gow that hit a jackpot of $1,517, 211, according to a press release from Yaamavá Resort and Casino at San Manuel, where the money was won on July 4.

“The winning hand was a seven card straight flush, with the $5 progressive wager triggering the amazing bonus payout,” the release noted.

$280K Mega Millions ticket sold in Southern California

A mashup of the Chinese game Pai Gow and American poker, the goal of the casino table game, which is played with a 52-card deck plus a joker, is to arrange seven cards into two hands, a five-card hand and a two-card hand, that rank higher than the dealer’s two hands.

In Fortune Pai Gow a bonus bet element is added to the game, where “a player that wagers at least a $5 Fortune Bonus Bet qualifies for an Envy Bonus prize,” according to the rules listed by California’s Bureau of Gaming Control.

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